"It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it’s the bedrock security of community that we and our children need." Marian Wright Edelman, Children’s Rights Activist, Children’s Defense Fund

The Minnesota Integrated Care for Early Childhood Initiative (MN-ICECI) is a partnership of community based leaders and allies focused on improving early childhood health systems for young African American children (0 - 3 years old) and their families

Vision

MN-ICECI envisions an early childhood system that is holistic, integrated, family-centered, and connects families to resources within their community to improve their health and wellbeing.

Mission

Partner with Minnesota early childhood systems to deliver a broad spectrum of strongly connected community-centered health programs and services to African American children 0-3 and their families.

Values

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Community Outreach, Engagement, and Inclusion

Work closely with the African American community to ensure the health issues of children 0-3 and their families are addressed.

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Partnerships

Work closely with the African American community to ensure the health issues of children 0-3 and their families are addressed.

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FAMILY CENTERED

Ensure African American parents with children ages 0-3 and EC workers and providers are involved in all aspects of MN-ICECI work.

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ADVOCACY

Support city, county, and state policies and practices that improve African American EC health.

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LIVED EXPERIENCE

Include community members who are parenting 0–3-year-olds at all levels of MN-ICECI’s EC systems work.

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STORYTELLING

Establish processes for monitoring, analyzing, and improving the performance of EC systems.

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A core value of MN-ICECI is to build relationships with early childhood systems to create more cohesive, responsive, and equitable health outcomes for children and families.

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